Not Broken® Radio

Brett talks about the overused word of “normal” and what it normal really means. She also bring on guests who have their own experiences with mental illness, they talk about their challenges and what normal is to them.

2018-Jun-18 - How To Have Hope At The Worst Of Times, hosted by Brett Francis - Mental health advocate and professional speaker #anxiety #depression #letstalk #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #mentalillness #disabilities #notbroken #tourettes #notbrokenradio #invisibledisabilities #stopthestigma #raiseawareness #brettfrancis #urnotbroken #stress #endstigma #selfhelp #suicide #stayalive #suicideprevention #workplacementalhealth #radio #mentalhealthpodcast #notbrokenbook #rockyourchallenges Not Broken® Radio is an international radio show and podcast that was initiated to have open and honest discussion about mental health and disabilities. Not Broken® Radio has 1.8M+ online listeners alone (Website, RSS feeds and podcast) and is heard on hundreds of stations throughout the globe! We want to not only stop the stigma but also instil a sense of pride in those struggling, as we believe that individuals should embrace themselves with their challenges, finding the right tools to learn to use them as a source of strength and personal power. Not Broken® Radio has already helped thousands in overcoming mental health barriers, disabilities, anxiety and stress, difficulties in business, entrepreneurship, relationships, life and health with its fluent discussion about mental health without worrying about the stigma, walking on eggshells, or political correctness. Thousands of people have been inspired by our message and continue to share it! We are truly blessed to have our message heard so loudly! Are we broken? No, we are not! Tune in and learn more about the show at www.notbrokenradio.com Go to the below links to follow us on social media! Click to share on FaceBook - http://facebook.com/notbrokenradio Click to share on Twitter - http://twitter.com/notbrokenradio Direct listen link: www.notbrokenradio.com iTunes Link: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/not-broken-radio/id1079064519?mt=2 TuneIn Link: http://tunein.com/radio/Not-Broken-Radio-p906984/ Legal Disclaimer, Rules and Privacy can be found at: http://www.notbrokenradio.com/disclaimer-rules-privacy About the host and founder; Do you have Tourette's? Awesome! How about anxiety? Great! Depression? So what?! ADHD, OCD? Right on! Brett Francis is a professional speaker and mental health advocate, with a TV and radio show. - Her radio show, Not Broken® Radio has $1.8M+ listeners/downloads per month. She’s also a best selling author and has a mental health clothing line, all aimed towards having open and honest discussion about mental health and disabilities and also to give confidence to those struggling. When she was 6 years old, she was diagnosed with Tourette's Syndrome and severe ADHD. At 17, she was also diagnosed with anxiety, OCD and panic disorder. Brett spent a large part of her life feeling broken, wondering what was wrong with her - depressed, as an outcast, even to the ones closest to her. In 2012 she was in two car accidents that left her unable to work for a year, and living with chronic pain ever since. She’s faced many challenges with anxiety, disabilities, life and businesses, and yet (or exactly because of it!) she came out on top as a strong business woman, the proud Owner, CEO and President of multiple companies. She’s constantly learning and is passionate about expanding her knowledge. She’s an active member in the community and currently involves herself with many things such as working with disabled, volunteering and fundraising as part of a number of mental health organizations and has been involved with many other causes and non-profit organizations in the last decade. She’s endorsed by mental health associations across the globe as a Mental Health Advocate, including but not limited to: Mental Health America and Canadian Mental Health Foundation, and am Mental Health First Aid Certified. Her website is www.brettfrancis.ca

2018-Jun-11 - Why Don't We Want To Be Seen As Vulnerable?, hosted by Brett Francis - Mental health advocate and professional speaker #anxiety #depression #letstalk #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #mentalillness #disabilities #notbroken #tourettes #notbrokenradio #invisibledisabilities #stopthestigma #raiseawareness #brettfrancis #urnotbroken #stress #endstigma #selfhelp #suicide #stayalive #suicideprevention #workplacementalhealth #radio #mentalhealthpodcast #notbrokenbook #rockyourchallenges Not Broken® Radio is an international radio show and podcast that was initiated to have open and honest discussion about mental health and disabilities. Not Broken® Radio has 1.8M+ online listeners alone (Website, RSS feeds and podcast) and is heard on hundreds of stations throughout the globe! We want to not only stop the stigma but also instil a sense of pride in those struggling, as we believe that individuals should embrace themselves with their challenges, finding the right tools to learn to use them as a source of strength and personal power. Not Broken® Radio has already helped thousands in overcoming mental health barriers, disabilities, anxiety and stress, difficulties in business, entrepreneurship, relationships, life and health with its fluent discussion about mental health without worrying about the stigma, walking on eggshells, or political correctness. Thousands of people have been inspired by our message and continue to share it! We are truly blessed to have our message heard so loudly! Are we broken? No, we are not! Tune in and learn more about the show at www.notbrokenradio.com Go to the below links to follow us on social media! Click to share on FaceBook - http://facebook.com/notbrokenradio Click to share on Twitter - http://twitter.com/notbrokenradio Direct listen link: www.notbrokenradio.com iTunes Link: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/not-broken-radio/id1079064519?mt=2 TuneIn Link: http://tunein.com/radio/Not-Broken-Radio-p906984/ Legal Disclaimer, Rules and Privacy can be found at: http://www.notbrokenradio.com/disclaimer-rules-privacy About the host and founder; Do you have Tourette's? Awesome! How about anxiety? Great! Depression? So what?! ADHD, OCD? Right on! Brett Francis is a professional speaker and mental health advocate, with a TV and radio show. - Her radio show, Not Broken® Radio has $1.8M+ listeners/downloads per month. She’s also a best selling author and has a mental health clothing line, all aimed towards having open and honest discussion about mental health and disabilities and also to give confidence to those struggling. When she was 6 years old, she was diagnosed with Tourette's Syndrome and severe ADHD. At 17, she was also diagnosed with anxiety, OCD and panic disorder. Brett spent a large part of her life feeling broken, wondering what was wrong with her - depressed, as an outcast, even to the ones closest to her. In 2012 she was in two car accidents that left her unable to work for a year, and living with chronic pain ever since. She’s faced many challenges with anxiety, disabilities, life and businesses, and yet (or exactly because of it!) she came out on top as a strong business woman, the proud Owner, CEO and President of multiple companies. She’s constantly learning and is passionate about expanding her knowledge. She’s an active member in the community and currently involves herself with many things such as working with disabled, volunteering and fundraising as part of a number of mental health organizations and has been involved with many other causes and non-profit organizations in the last decade. She’s endorsed by mental health associations across the globe as a Mental Health Advocate, including but not limited to: Mental Health America and Canadian Mental Health Foundation, and am Mental Health First Aid Certified. Her website is www.brettfrancis.ca

2018-Jun-4 - 'Political Correctness' of Mental Health, hosted by Brett Francis - Mental health advocate and professional speaker #anxiety #depression #letstalk #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #mentalillness #disabilities #notbroken #tourettes #notbrokenradio #invisibledisabilities #stopthestigma #raiseawareness #brettfrancis #urnotbroken #stress #endstigma #selfhelp #suicide #stayalive #suicideprevention #workplacementalhealth #radio #mentalhealthpodcast #notbrokenbook #rockyourchallenges Not Broken® Radio is an international radio show and podcast that was initiated to have open and honest discussion about mental health and disabilities. Not Broken® Radio has 1.8M+ online listeners alone (Website, RSS feeds and podcast) and is heard on hundreds of stations throughout the globe! We want to not only stop the stigma but also instil a sense of pride in those struggling, as we believe that individuals should embrace themselves with their challenges, finding the right tools to learn to use them as a source of strength and personal power. Not Broken® Radio has already helped thousands in overcoming mental health barriers, disabilities, anxiety and stress, difficulties in business, entrepreneurship, relationships, life and health with its fluent discussion about mental health without worrying about the stigma, walking on eggshells, or political correctness. Thousands of people have been inspired by our message and continue to share it! We are truly blessed to have our message heard so loudly! Are we broken? No, we are not! Tune in and learn more about the show at www.notbrokenradio.com Go to the below links to follow us on social media! Click to share on FaceBook - http://facebook.com/notbrokenradio Click to share on Twitter - http://twitter.com/notbrokenradio Direct listen link: www.notbrokenradio.com iTunes Link: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/not-broken-radio/id1079064519?mt=2 TuneIn Link: http://tunein.com/radio/Not-Broken-Radio-p906984/ Legal Disclaimer, Rules and Privacy can be found at: http://www.notbrokenradio.com/disclaimer-rules-privacy About the host and founder; Do you have Tourette's? Awesome! How about anxiety? Great! Depression? So what?! ADHD, OCD? Right on! Brett Francis is a professional speaker and mental health advocate, with a TV and radio show. - Her radio show, Not Broken® Radio has $1.8M+ listeners/downloads per month. She’s also a best selling author and has a mental health clothing line, all aimed towards having open and honest discussion about mental health and disabilities and also to give confidence to those struggling. When she was 6 years old, she was diagnosed with Tourette's Syndrome and severe ADHD. At 17, she was also diagnosed with anxiety, OCD and panic disorder. Brett spent a large part of her life feeling broken, wondering what was wrong with her - depressed, as an outcast, even to the ones closest to her. In 2012 she was in two car accidents that left her unable to work for a year, and living with chronic pain ever since. She’s faced many challenges with anxiety, disabilities, life and businesses, and yet (or exactly because of it!) she came out on top as a strong business woman, the proud Owner, CEO and President of multiple companies. She’s constantly learning and is passionate about expanding her knowledge. She’s an active member in the community and currently involves herself with many things such as working with disabled, volunteering and fundraising as part of a number of mental health organizations and has been involved with many other causes and non-profit organizations in the last decade. She’s endorsed by mental health associations across the globe as a Mental Health Advocate, including but not limited to: Mental Health America and Canadian Mental Health Foundation, and am Mental Health First Aid Certified. Her website is www.brettfrancis.ca

2018-May-28 - Sleeping with Anxiety = Hardly Possible, hosted by Brett Francis - Mental health advocate and professional speaker #anxiety #depression #letstalk #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #mentalillness #disabilities #notbroken #tourettes #notbrokenradio #invisibledisabilities #stopthestigma #raiseawareness #brettfrancis #urnotbroken #stress #endstigma #selfhelp #suicide #stayalive #suicideprevention #workplacementalhealth #radio #mentalhealthpodcast #notbrokenbook #rockyourchallenges Not Broken® Radio is an international radio show and podcast that was initiated to have open and honest discussion about mental health and disabilities. Not Broken® Radio has 1.8M+ online listeners alone (Website, RSS feeds and podcast) and is heard on hundreds of stations throughout the globe! We want to not only stop the stigma but also instil a sense of pride in those struggling, as we believe that individuals should embrace themselves with their challenges, finding the right tools to learn to use them as a source of strength and personal power. Not Broken® Radio has already helped thousands in overcoming mental health barriers, disabilities, anxiety and stress, difficulties in business, entrepreneurship, relationships, life and health with its fluent discussion about mental health without worrying about the stigma, walking on eggshells, or political correctness. Thousands of people have been inspired by our message and continue to share it! We are truly blessed to have our message heard so loudly! Are we broken? No, we are not! Tune in and learn more about the show at www.notbrokenradio.com Go to the below links to follow us on social media! Click to share on FaceBook - http://facebook.com/notbrokenradio Click to share on Twitter - http://twitter.com/notbrokenradio Direct listen link: www.notbrokenradio.com iTunes Link: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/not-broken-radio/id1079064519?mt=2 TuneIn Link: http://tunein.com/radio/Not-Broken-Radio-p906984/ Legal Disclaimer, Rules and Privacy can be found at: http://www.notbrokenradio.com/disclaimer-rules-privacy About the host and founder; Do you have Tourette's? Awesome! How about anxiety? Great! Depression? So what?! ADHD, OCD? Right on! Brett Francis is a professional speaker and mental health advocate, with a TV and radio show. - Her radio show, Not Broken® Radio has $1.8M+ listeners/downloads per month. She’s also a best selling author and has a mental health clothing line, all aimed towards having open and honest discussion about mental health and disabilities and also to give confidence to those struggling. When she was 6 years old, she was diagnosed with Tourette's Syndrome and severe ADHD. At 17, she was also diagnosed with anxiety, OCD and panic disorder. Brett spent a large part of her life feeling broken, wondering what was wrong with her - depressed, as an outcast, even to the ones closest to her. In 2012 she was in two car accidents that left her unable to work for a year, and living with chronic pain ever since. She’s faced many challenges with anxiety, disabilities, life and businesses, and yet (or exactly because of it!) she came out on top as a strong business woman, the proud Owner, CEO and President of multiple companies. She’s constantly learning and is passionate about expanding her knowledge. She’s an active member in the community and currently involves herself with many things such as working with disabled, volunteering and fundraising as part of a number of mental health organizations and has been involved with many other causes and non-profit organizations in the last decade. She’s endorsed by mental health associations across the globe as a Mental Health Advocate, including but not limited to: Mental Health America and Canadian Mental Health Foundation, and am Mental Health First Aid Certified. Her website is www.brettfrancis.ca

2018-May-21 - Why Therapy? Do I Have to Have a Problem?, hosted by Brett Francis - Mental health advocate and professional speaker #anxiety #depression #letstalk #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #mentalillness #disabilities #notbroken #tourettes #notbrokenradio #invisibledisabilities #stopthestigma #raiseawareness #brettfrancis #urnotbroken #stress #endstigma #selfhelp #suicide #stayalive #suicideprevention #workplacementalhealth #radio #mentalhealthpodcast #notbrokenbook #rockyourchallenges Not Broken® Radio is an international radio show and podcast that was initiated to have open and honest discussion about mental health and disabilities. Not Broken® Radio has 1.8M+ online listeners alone (Website, RSS feeds and podcast) and is heard on hundreds of stations throughout the globe! We want to not only stop the stigma but also instil a sense of pride in those struggling, as we believe that individuals should embrace themselves with their challenges, finding the right tools to learn to use them as a source of strength and personal power. Not Broken® Radio has already helped thousands in overcoming mental health barriers, disabilities, anxiety and stress, difficulties in business, entrepreneurship, relationships, life and health with its fluent discussion about mental health without worrying about the stigma, walking on eggshells, or political correctness. Thousands of people have been inspired by our message and continue to share it! We are truly blessed to have our message heard so loudly! Are we broken? No, we are not! Tune in and learn more about the show at www.notbrokenradio.com Go to the below links to follow us on social media! Click to share on FaceBook - http://facebook.com/notbrokenradio Click to share on Twitter - http://twitter.com/notbrokenradio Direct listen link: www.notbrokenradio.com iTunes Link: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/not-broken-radio/id1079064519?mt=2 TuneIn Link: http://tunein.com/radio/Not-Broken-Radio-p906984/ Legal Disclaimer, Rules and Privacy can be found at: http://www.notbrokenradio.com/disclaimer-rules-privacy About the host and founder; Do you have Tourette's? Awesome! How about anxiety? Great! Depression? So what?! ADHD, OCD? Right on! Brett Francis is a professional speaker and mental health advocate, with a TV and radio show. - Her radio show, Not Broken® Radio has $1.8M+ listeners/downloads per month. She’s also a best selling author and has a mental health clothing line, all aimed towards having open and honest discussion about mental health and disabilities and also to give confidence to those struggling. When she was 6 years old, she was diagnosed with Tourette's Syndrome and severe ADHD. At 17, she was also diagnosed with anxiety, OCD and panic disorder. Brett spent a large part of her life feeling broken, wondering what was wrong with her - depressed, as an outcast, even to the ones closest to her. In 2012 she was in two car accidents that left her unable to work for a year, and living with chronic pain ever since. She’s faced many challenges with anxiety, disabilities, life and businesses, and yet (or exactly because of it!) she came out on top as a strong business woman, the proud Owner, CEO and President of multiple companies. She’s constantly learning and is passionate about expanding her knowledge. She’s an active member in the community and currently involves herself with many things such as working with disabled, volunteering and fundraising as part of a number of mental health organizations and has been involved with many other causes and non-profit organizations in the last decade. She’s endorsed by mental health associations across the globe as a Mental Health Advocate, including but not limited to: Mental Health America and Canadian Mental Health Foundation, and am Mental Health First Aid Certified. Her website is www.brettfrancis.ca

Brett talks about the importance of communication, especially when it comes to mental health. She brings up points on how to avoid misunderstandings and building trust with the people we talk to whether it be at home, work or somewhere else.

Brett talks about the overused word of “normal” and what it normal really means. She also bring on guests who have their own experiences with mental illness, they talk about their challenges and what normal is to them.

Brett talks about the huge impact our mental health can have on our physical health and visa versa. She talks about the importance of combining our mental and physical health and treating ourselves as one being, not separating for an reason… including the stigma.

Brett talks about the importance taking phobias seriously, because all of our mental health is important. She also shares some of her more ‘farfetched’ phobias along with ones created out of a trauma.

Brett talks about the importance of being able to have fun with our challenges and not take ourselves to seriously. She brings important points to breaking down self-stigma so we can bring small things to our lives that we can enjoy and have fun with.

Brett talks about how we can use our mental health and disabilities and strengths to find new opportunities in our life, especially the ones that we may not see or that lie within what we misunderstand to be weaknesses.

Brett talks about how we can get past the stigma and guilt we give ourselves. She also talks about the importance of believing in ourselves and how we can find at least a little bit of light at the end of the tunnel in our darkest moments.

Brett talks about what makes us still think that mental illness makes us weak and how people that have mental health challenges are some of the strongest individuals that she’s ever met!

Brett talks about some of the things we want those close to us to know about your mental health that we might be scared to talk about and worried about being judged or misunderstood.